posterior horn vs afferent

afferent vs posterior horn

posterior horn and afferent both are nouns.

posterior horn is not an adjective while afferent is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
posterior horn	Yes	No	No	No
afferent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, afferent is a hypernym of posterior horn; that is, afferent is a word with a broader meaning than posterior horn:

posterior horn: one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
afferent: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

Other hypernyms of posterior horn include afferent nerve, sensory nerve.

posterior horn (noun)	afferent (noun)
one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers	a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

posterior horn (adjective)	afferent (adjective)
	of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS

Difference between posterior horn and afferent

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